Korean J Dermatol.  1994 Aug;32(4):583-590.

A Clinical on Herpes Zoster in Inpatients During a 3 - Year - Period ( 1991 - 1993 )

• Hong JH
• Kye YC
• Kim SN
• Lee SY

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Data on the frequency of Herpes Zoster are sparse, especially in inpatients
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to elucidate the epidemilogy and the clinical characteristics of herpes zoster in inpatients.
METHODS
During a 3-year-Period from Jan. 1991 to Dec. 1991, 157patients with herpes zoster were evaluated in regard to annual, monthly and seasonal incidence age incidenee and sex ratio. Patients with herpes zoster were further assessed concerning associratel conditions, dermatomic distributions and complications.
RESULTS
1. The annual rate ranged from 2.6% to 3.3% (mean 2.8%) and the ratio of male to female was 0.85: 1. 2. There were no marked manthly of spasonal differences in herpsoster, ranging from 4.5% to 10.8% and 21.7% to 31.2%, respectively. 3. Herpes Zoster was seen most frequently in the 50-59 year age group(27.4%) 4. The dermatomic involvernent of herpes zoster was most freqer t of thoracic dermatome(51.6%) and others were trigeminal(19.1%), cervical(13.4%), lumbar(6.4%), sacral(5.7%), facial(1.9%) and generalized(1.9%). 5. The frequency of associated conditions in herpes zoster was in d scending order, hypertension, tuberculosis, diabetes mellitus, malignancy, SLE, gastric ulcer, chronic renal failiure, rheumatoid arthritis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. 6. The most common complication of herpes zoster was postheret c neuralgia and others were ophathalmologic complications, secondary bacterial infection, keloicl, formation, generalized varicelliform eruption, recurrent herpes zoster.
CONCLUSION
Herpes Zoster is a major problem in the Department of Dermatology, especially in inpatients.

MeSH Terms

Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Bacterial Infections
Dermatology
Diabetes Mellitus
Female
Herpes Zoster*
Humans
Hypertension
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Incidence
Inpatients*
Male
Neuralgia
Seasons
Sex Ratio
Stomach Ulcer
Tuberculosis